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Nomination of a donkey-driver for service at Pelusium TM 21831Dositheu Kome (Oxyrhynchites, Ägypten)13. Apr. 318

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A village official (tesserarius) of Dositheou in the Oxyrhynchite nome nominates Aurelius Horos, son of Pathothes, to the pagus official as a replacement donkey-driver for service at Pelusium, guaranteeing him at his own risk. It is dated 13 April 318.

In English machine translation

In the consulship of our masters Licinius Augustus for the 5th time and Crispus the most noble Caesar for the 1st time. To Aurelius Heras also called Dionysios, praepositus of the 8th pagus of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from Aurelius Hatres son of Hierakion, tesserarius of the village of Dositheou in the pagus under you. I present, at my own risk, for the relief of the donkey-driver at Pelusium, in place of the one who is there, the man registered below, who is of sufficient means and suitable for the service. He is Aurelius Horos son of Pathothes, from the same village. In the aforesaid consulship, Pharmouthi 18. I, Aurelius Hatres, have submitted it. I, Aurelius Ammonas, wrote on behalf of him, as he does not know letters.

A tesserarius was a village official responsible for nominating men to compulsory public services (liturgies); the praepositus pagi oversaw a district (pagus) of the nome.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Appointment of a Workman at Pelusium). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 13. Apr. 318 · Dositheu Kome (Oxyrhynchites, Ägypten)

ὑπατείας τῶν δεσποτῶν ἡμῶν Λικιννίου Σεβαστοῦ τὸ ε καὶ Κρίσπου τοῦ ἐπιφανεστάτου Καίσαρος τὸ α. Αὐρηλίῳ Ἡρᾷ τῷ καὶ Διονυσίῳ πραιποσίτῳ η πάγου νομοῦ Ὀξυρυγχίτου παρὰ Αὐρηλίου Ἁτρῆτος Ἱερακίωνος τεσσαραρίου κώμης Δωσιθέου τοῦ ὑπὸ σοὶ πάγου. δίδωμι τῷ ἰδίῳ μου κινδύνῳ πρὸς ἄμειψιν …